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Hi instrumentmakerluthier thanks for the link. I would expect to find the battery of the 700 series to be in the top of the passenger footwell. Look inside the...
Does anyone know a good supplier of lower front/bumper body panels? I believe new the prices are ridiculous for a bit of 'plastic'. Some ******** reversed into...
Hi all, hope someone can give me some (more) advice please. My Aixam 500 has eaten another drive belt. Grays tell me that I need to change the 'slip plates' as...
Hi, I have Microcar Virgo II, and i need workshop manual for it. It has Lombardini LDW502 diesel engine. Something is wrong with variator! Thanks, BB...
I have just bought an Aixam & hope to tow it behind my Motorhome to use it as a local runabout in the summer.Will it tow ok - any advise re the transmission? I...
Thank you to all for your suggestions on what could have been the noise coming from the front of my Microcar Virgo. I finally stripped it all down and found...
As you rightly say prices for these flimsy bits of plastic are outrageous. It occurs to me that someone with the relevant skills could use a good used or new...
If the gearbox Input Shaft moves in/out more than approx 1mm there's a problem!--Shouldnt even move That much really.... 2cm I would have thought would have...
Hi Keith - it's not in neutral if the pulley is moving. The gear cable could be out of adjustment. Towing like that wouldn't necessarily burn the belt but it...
Doesn't sound right Adam. Could be the notorious top bearing going, or perhaps the pulley moving on its keyway instead of being clamped up tight by the nut. ...
Adam there should be no end float what so ever the top shaft is held in place by steps on shaft that the bearings push up to. are the bearings tight in gearbox...
Hi Fiona, some alternators may be a lot less than that, there are a few different ones in the Microcar models though. You don't say what model you have, or...
Well there must be somewhere. I would get all the numbers possible off the data or nameplate on the alt. and google them. It may be though that even then it is...
http://www.piecesanspermis.fr/104-alternateur-pour-moteur-lombardini-origine-40-amperes.html this is where I get all my microcar parts I hope it helps ...
In case this helps anyone here are my experiences. The Flying Frog is now long in the tooth (11) but still mostly OK (like me). It is several years since the...
Don’t throw away your old alternator – the green thing to do is get it repaired/remanufactured It is still possible to get alternators remade, although...
Hello All, I have a 2002 Microcar Virgo with the Lombardini LGW 523 petrol engine, which ran fine until last week. The starter motor spins but will not engage....
I replaced my drive belt today on my 09 crossline.I also fitted new wear washers and wear tips in the pulleys but couldn't fit the red blocks I brought for the...
It is possible you have lost one or more teeth of the flywheel ring gear. Try turning the engine over a little by hand (remove one or more plugs to relieve the...
Just make sure the bracket holding the starter to the engine is attached at all three bolts. They shear off and cause the starter to move away from the ring...
Thanks Martin, It looks like the bendix gear on the new starter (2003 model) is larger than the old one (2002 model) and is hitting the edge of the flywheel....
Typical! that they have changed the design. Whoever sold them to you should be able to get the right ones and exchange what you bought. if they don't know...
Hi All, The problem is now solved and it wasn't the starter motor itself - it was the starter motor mounting bracket which had sheared a bolt off - the top...
